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Orthopedics and Spine

Catalyst OrthoScience Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance of Its Reverse Shoulder System

Catalyst OrthoScience Inc. (Catalyst), a medical device company focused on the upper extremity orthopedics market, has received clearance from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) to market its reverse shoulder system. Catalyst expects to begin a limited user release in...

March 21, 2021

Orthopedics and Spine

NuVasive Acquires Simplify Medical

NuVasive, Inc., the leader in spine technology innovation, focused on transforming spine surgery with minimally disruptive, procedurally integrated solutions, today announced that it has acquired Simplify Medical, a privately held company and developer of the Simplify® Cervical Artificial Disc (Simplify Disc)...

February 28, 2021

Orthopedics and Spine

Acuitive Technologies Wins FDAClearance for Tendon Interference Screw System

Acuitive Technologies announced last week that it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market the CITREFIX™ Knotless Suture Anchor System with CITREGEN™ material technology, a new generation bioresorbable synthetic polymer. The CITREFIX system...

February 14, 2021

Orthopedics and Spine

Zimmer Biomet Spinning Off Spine & Dental Business

Zimmer Biomet (Formerly Known As Biomet Inc.) Holdings, Inc. (NYSE and SIX: ZBH), a global leader in musculoskeletal healthcare, announced its intention to spin off the Company’s Spine and Dental businesses to form a new and independent, publicly traded company...

February 7, 2021

Orthopedics and Spine

Locate Bio’s CognitOss Lands FDA Breakthrough Device Designation

Locate Bio, an orthobiologics focused regenerative medicine company, is pleased to announce that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Breakthrough Device designation to CognitOss, currently in development for the treatment of chronic osteomyelitis. The FDA Breakthrough Device...

January 8, 2021

Orthopedics and Spine

Stryker Acquires OrthoSensor, Adds Knee Surgery Sensor Technology to Portfolio

Stryker announced today the acquisition of OrthoSensor, Inc., a privately held company founded in 2007 and headquartered in Dania Beach, FL. OrthoSensor, Inc., is a leader in the digital evolution of musculoskeletal care and sensor technology for total joint replacement....

January 5, 2021

Orthopedics and Spine

Miach Orthopaedics’ ACL Tear Device Granted FDA De Novo Approval

Miach Orthopaedics, Inc., a privately held company dedicated to developing bio-engineered surgical implants for connective tissue repair, today announced that the U.S. Food & Drug Administration has granted the company’s De Novo Request for the Bridge-Enhanced® ACL Repair (BEAR®) Implant, resulting...

December 28, 2020

Orthopedics and Spine

FDA Grants Breakthrough Device Designation for Spiderwort Spinal Cord Technology

Spiderwort Inc., a Canadian medical device company developing innovative biomaterials for regenerative medicine, is pleased to announce that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has designated CelluBridgeTM, Spiderwort’s  Spinal Cord Scaffold Implant, as a “Breakthrough Device”. The FDA Breakthrough Devices program...

November 12, 2020

Orthopedics and Spine

Cerapedics Announces Commercial Launch of i-FACTOR+ Matrix in Canada

Cerapedics, a private ortho-biologics company, today announced the full commercial availability of i-FACTOR+ MATRIX for surgical implantation in Canada. “We are excited to announce that i-FACTOR+ Matrix is now fully available in Canada  through our distributor Surgi-One and can be used in both...

November 5, 2020